Lost Phone?

I could not find my phone all day.

I looked everywhere.

I started to get angry, because I realized the bright idea of calling it to find out where it was could NOT happen, without another phone to call it.

Later in the day, I walked into the dining room to the swing on high, (like always, because Ceal puts her babies in there). But it was just Sebastian's jammies, so I threw them out and turned off the swing.

I heard a big clunk on the floor. What could that be? How in the world is my phone inside Sebastian's jammies in the swing?

"Cealy?" "Yes Mommy," ever so sweetly might I add.

"What did you do to my phone?"

"It was sleepy, so I put its jammies on and put it in the swing to go night night."

I can't believe I didn't look there.

Tuesdays are for FUN!

Nana and Pop took us out to C.R. Heros for a FUN Tuesday night dinner. I love middle of the week dinners where there is no cooking involved, and people want to come together just for fun!

If you must notice, Deb is the most photogenic human on this earth. She looks good in EVERY picture. I try not to get in pictures with her, because there is never a vote as to who looks better. I won't tell you her age, but I will tell you I am 29 and she is older than me, so I should be looking every bit as good as her. She does not tell me secrets to her beauty, but one day I will find that face cream, you just wait.

Yes, Deb is THAT much fun to get her face painted with Cealy.

Pop waited in line with Cealy so she could get a balloon dog and name it Sophie. Cealy loves her some Pop.

End of the night, not looking so happy huh? As soon as she finds out Pop and Nana are going to THEIR home, and we are going to OURS she loses that sweet little demeanor she once had.

Whose kid is this?

I am folding laundry (as I do everyday and can't understand where it all comes from) when in marches Cealy.

"Mommy, that was not nice. You need to use your manners."

"What did I do?"

"I sneezed in the kitchen and you didn't say bless you."

"Well Okay, Bless you."

"Alright." And she walks away. She will take ANY chance she can to call me out!

Ceal's Video Debut.

Cealy came upstairs from the basement, and turned on the computer to make her video debut.

My Sleeping Beauty.

This is my Sleeping Beauty, who never takes off her dress, not ever. She sleeps in the dress and flips when I need to wash it. Yes I take you places in this dress with your tutu underneath to make it really look fashionable.

You are in a big girl bed now. I was very nervous for this at first but it worked out perfectly. You stay there until I come get you. I am a bit confused by it. At night you scream for me to get you. Your dad and I put you to bed, and you scream for Mommy for about 5 minutes. It makes me feel horrible. I completely understand guilt parenting. It takes a lot not to run in there and stay with you until you stop crying. I have to tell myself to walk away and soon you are talking to your animals until you fall asleep. You never get out of your bed, even when I tell you to come get me when you wake. I am pretty amazed by it. Let's see how long this lasts.

If someone comes to the house, you always look at me, and say, "Mommy you not leaving me right?" Good thing, I stay at home with you! I feel blessed to have you everyday. Soon you will be away at school, and I won't have all this time to breathe you in, so I will take this time to make memories. Today you said, "Mommy, you never leaving me." It melts my heart. As soon as I had kids, I realized how painful it must be for any parent to have to leave their children for good. I can't imagine the pain of knowing you will die, and not be there for your children. I can only imagine that your dad's mother and father are there for him in Heaven. I hope to never leave you and your brother, but if I ever did, you better believe I will your brightest angel in Heaven.

Merry Christmas.

Last time I was in Chicago, I ran to Disney store and picked up the rest of the characters. I didn't buy Donald, because he looked depressed and she of course said, "Well where's Donald?"

Cealy calls this Santa's Park. Santa brought this in his sleigh (mighty big sleigh) so Ceal's seems to think it is Santa's on loan.

A little indoor trampoline. No big deal. I wish I could jump on it! The weight limit is 100lbs and I don't remember the last time I was that weight...

Their playroom is unreal. Cealy's art room is next door where she can draw on just about anything. And Danny thought this would be the perfect spot for a bar...

We sang Happy Birthday to Jesus roughly 1,000 times. Now if I asked whose birthday is was we were celebrating, Cealy sure did say someone besides Jesus. What don't we get about it being Jesus's birthday?

Could he be any cuter?

I LOVE my little man. He gets up at night now around 2am and cries until I get up and hold him! He will stop crying the second I pick him up. And he cries until 3 or 4 in the morning if I don't bring him to bed with me! He will wrap his arms around my hand so I cannot put him down. Who can resist him?

He loves the bath! He could be screaming, and if you put him in the bath he just smiles and kicks!

Sebastian is trying baby food! I feed him oatmeal with squash or carrots. He is a big boy so the doctor had us start early with food.

Sebastian with his Pop. I just love this picture!